Oscar-winning film director, actor and producer Richard Attenborough, one of the leading lights of British cinema, has died at the age of 90. ”Gandhi,” the story of the Indian nationalist leader, won eight Oscars, including Best Director for Mr. Attenborough. Read More »

Rajiv Surendra’s work is sprouting up around New York—at a Harlem butcher, the Whitney Museum cafe and Dominique Ansel Bakery—yet the calligraphy artist behind the elaborate black-and-white chalk designs remains anonymous. Read More »

Khyentse Norbu, the third incarnation of a 19th-century Tibetan lama and director of “Vara: A Blessing” — a love story set in the world of Indian classical dance — talks about his hope of making a film on the life of Buddha, the evolution of Bhutanese cinema, and the spiritual value of violent movies. Read More »

“Divergent,” starring Hollywood actors Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet and Theo James released in theaters across India today. It is the latest in a series of Hollywood films that are based on young-adult books. Read More »

“Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” (My Brother’s Bride) is the story of a typical love triangle: a young man, Kush Agnihotra (Imran Khan), is looking for a bride for his elder brother Luv (Ali Zafar), he finds a perfect match –Dimple Dixit (Katrina Kaif) – but ends up falling in love with her instead.

Most critics complained that the movie is based on the age-old love triangle formula. However, a few were all praise for first-time director Ali Abbas Zafar.

Here’s a roundup of what several critics had to say about the movie. Read More »

The Big B is about to take on his first Hollywood role after decades as India’s number 1 film star. But the Indian press have picked up on a negative.

According to the Times of India, Amitabh Bachchan’s name was “buried deep somewhere toward the end” in the Warner Bros’ news release about the film, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel “The Great Gatsby” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Read More »

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